This PLMA Demand Response Training Series course explains how today’s demand response initiatives are evolving to interact with an emerging future with distributed energy resources for peak load management and much more.

This half-day course explains how today’s demand response initiatives are evolving to interact with an emerging future with distributed energy resources for peak load management and much more. The course content expands on a white paper at www.peakload.org/?page=DefiningEvolutionDR

Learning objectives will include:

• Articulate a common, descriptive language for describing the evolution of demand response as seen through the eyes of industry leaders

• Explain the current state of the fundamental market principles and technology enabling demand response initiatives today

• Showcase leading-edge demand response program case studies from traditional private, public and cooperatively-owned utilities as well as emerging retailer and customer-driven initiatives that demonstrate paths forward

• Introduce examples of portfolio design strategies and implementation tactics to address the challenges of a fading boundary between bulk power exchange and retail electricity usage

• Focus on regional challenges by applying lessons learned from more mature demand response initiatives in the Northeast, California, Hawaii, and elsewhere

• Detail free and low-cost resources to learn more about topics and initiatives discussed

Who Should Attend

The primary audience includes new and transitioning utility and regulatory staff as well as solution providers seeking to improve their knowledge of how transition/reposition/create customer programs to address demand response methods and emerging distributed energy resources to meet peak electricity demand, mitigate the impact of high energy prices, and manage variable generation. This training course is open to all industry stakeholders with significantly discounted rates to member organization staff of PLMA and allies. Who comes to PLMA training? CLICK HERE to see.

Continuing Education

These courses may qualify for AEE continuing education and may be accepted for other certifications as well. Supporting documentation can be provided upon request for your particular submission.

Course Materials

Registrants will receive a link for downloading an electronic copies of the course presentation materials for reference purposes in advance. All registrants who successfully complete the course may request a PLMA Certificate of Completion.

Registration is $125/person for those attending the SmartGridNW Summit as well as PLMA and SmartGridNW member organization staff. All others must pay $175. To Register, CLICK HERE.

Instructors:

David Hyland
Schneider Electric

Dain Nestel
CLEAResult

Dennis Quinn
JouleSmart Solutions

Robin Maslowski
Navigant

Jane Peters
Research into Action

Jenny Roehm
Schneider Electric

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PLMA (Peak Load Management Alliance)is a non-profit organization founded in 1999 as the national voice of demand response practitioners.PLMA has grown to over 125 electric utility and allied organization members!Click here to view the 2016 Annual Report